El Salvador vs Iraq: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
0.511
in 2025
Iraq
0.521
in 2025
El Salvador rank
121st
Iraq rank
118th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.521 against 0.511 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Iraq ahead.
El Salvador ranks 121st and Iraq ranks 118th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2293 | 0.4693 | 0.24 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.232 | 0.4675 | 0.2355 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.2356 | 0.3162 | 0.0806 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.1266 | 0.1962 | 0.0696 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.1171 | 0.1137 | 0.0034 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.6149 | 0.1067 | 0.5082 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.8154 | 0.3782 | 0.4372 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.8168 | 0.4647 | 0.3521 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.538 | 0.4857 | 0.0523 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.521 against 0.511 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.01, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 121st and Iraq ranks 118th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.